(19)
(11) EP 1 592 207 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/44

(21) Application number: 05009123.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 29/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 27.04.2004 JP 2004131867

(71) Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tokyo 100-6150 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nasu, Kazunori, Int. Prop. Dpt., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150 (JP)
  • Hosokawa, Atsushi, Int.Prop.Dpt., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150 (JP)
  • Takeichi, Masato, Int.Prop.Dpt., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grosse, Wolfgang et al
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte Grosse, Bockhorni & Schumacher, Forstenrieder Allee 59
81476 München
81476 München (DE)

   


(54) Data delivery device


(57) A data delivery device (100) includes a receiving section, a retrieval section and a transmitting section. The receiving section receives a download request from a requesting mobile device which requests data to be downloaded. The retrieval section retrieves existence of surrounding mobile devices existing within a predetermined region from the requesting mobile device with using management information including positions of the surrounding mobile devices (A-D), when the receiving section receives the download request. The transmitting section transmits setting information to the requesting mobile device in order to enable the requesting mobile device to receive the data from an arbitrary one of the surrounding mobile devices (A-D).






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